County Hall and agile working (Working from home)

Grade 11, £41,548.00 to £44,356.00 per annum

Contact: For further information or an informal discussion, please contact Rebecca Hunter at Rebecca.hunter@iow.gov.uk.

Vacancy Reference: 2024_1014

Closing Date: 09/09/2024

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: 37 per week

Are you an experienced Social Worker passionate about working with people to promote independence and dedicated to making a difference?

Do you have experience of supervising, maybe as a Practice Educator or Mentor?

Or you may already be a social work manager looking for a new role. We would love to hear from you!

About the role:

We have a full time Senior Social Worker position available in our Isle of Wight Integrated Learning Disability Team and Transition Team.

This is an agile working role, and we work closely with our health colleagues from the Arthur Webster Clinic on the IOW. This brings all the advantages of shared knowledge and joined up working to get the best outcomes for our client group.

The focus of this post will be to support the day to day running of the team while meeting our obligations under the Care Act and ensuring the voice of our client group is heard. You will be supporting people to remain as independent as possible in the community, using a strength-based approach and person-centred care.

Senior Social Workers will hold a limited caseload of the most complex and challenging cases where there is complex or high risk identified. You will be overseeing the day-to-day operations and supervision of the adult social care staff whilst being supported by the Team Manager.

You will be responsible for quality checking and auditing work completed by those you line manage and supervise. You will be allocating and approving work, providing supervision and practice guidance to your staff using your knowledge of legislation and understanding of safeguarding. You will monitor performance, quality control through audit and authorise assessments and support plan your team will produce. Supervision is cascaded throughout the team with the Senior Social Worker supervising several of the qualified Social Workers.

About you:

As a Senior Social Worker, we understand the work you do on a daily basis and provide the support you need to make a difference to the people of the Isle of Wight.

To join us, you must:

Have a social work qualification and be SWE registered.

Enjoy working in a fast-paced environment.

Have experience of chairing meetings.

Be able to demonstrate skills and experience of promoting a person centred and strengths-based approach.

Have an excellent working knowledge of legislation used within Adult Social Care

Have a good knowledge and understanding of Safeguarding, including s.42 Enquiries and Making Safeguarding Personal.

Be confident in decision making, whilst knowing when to seek support.

Understand the importance of data in supporting staff, teams, and wider service.

Have the passion to promote people’s strengths and the ability to make a difference in a safe working approach to social work practice.

Have proven ability to work as part of a team and capacity to lead a team that puts the strengths of individuals, families, and community at the heart of care and wellbeing.

You will share our ambitions, passion, and attitude to ensure the people we serve live the best lives possible. You will be a critical thinker who has competence and confidence in your practice.

About us:

Here on the Isle of Wight we strive to be the best we can be for our community, with talented Social Care professionals leading the way. We are a hard-working, dynamic team who are passionate about improving the lives of our client group.

Our offer:

You will benefit from a unique and enriching environment within an organisation that values strong leadership, a good work life balance, quality management and reflective supervision.

Please visit the Adult Social Care career opportunities page which holds inspiring testimonies from team members, a guide to what the Island offers as well as personal development opportunities we offer.

Team IWC Values:

Community & Customer focused.

Effective & Efficient.

Working together.

Fair & transparent.

We are proud of our commitment to offer:

Supporting and supervising all our social care workforce

Providing opportunities for our staff as they develop and progress their professional careers.

Providing regular training opportunities.

For further information or an informal discussion, please contact Rebecca Hunter at Rebecca.hunter@iow.gov.uk.

PLEASE NOTE: Out of Hours Standby and Call Out

You will be required to take part in the Out of Hours Stand-by Duty Rota as and when requested by management. Standby and call out duties are paid in accordance with the IWC Terms and Conditions 2012 document.

Please click here to view the Isle of Wight Council’s Care Close to Home Strategy.

When you join #TeamIWC you'll receive our staff benefits package, including:

- Annual leave entitlement of 32 days p/a PLUS public holidays!

Local Government pension scheme

Discounted Solent ferry travel

Island bus network discount

Cycle to work scheme

Staff parking permit scheme

Discounted island sports & leisure gym membership

National and local discounts & benefits schemes

Relocation: For some vacancies (subject to criteria) a relocation scheme of up to £8,000 may be available if you are specifically relocating to the Isle of Wight to work with us, or if you choose to commute to the Isle of Wight daily, you may be eligible to have some travel costs reimbursed.

The Isle of Wight Council currently does not have a license to sponsor overseas workers.

The Isle of Wight Council protects its employees from discrimination and this is supported by the Unacceptable Behaviour Policy, Employee Code of Conduct and Behaviours Framework. We actively promote the diversity of our workforce and we provide flexible working options (where appropriate) to support the different needs of our employees.

The Isle of Wight Council’s Terms & Conditions of employment are available upon request. Please contact our recruitment team via adverts@iow.gov.uk if you would like to receive a copy.

The Isle of Wight Council is an equal opportunities employer. We are proud to encourage applications from all cultures, backgrounds and abilities to better reflect the diversity within our local community. We are also a Disability Confident Employer. Along with a number of commitments, this means, providing you meet the basic essential requirements of the advertised role and have declared yourself as disabled, you will be offered an opportunity for an interview within the council.

The Isle of Wight Council is committed to supporting all newly qualified social workers (NQSWs) through the implementation of a robust post graduate competency framework referred to as the Assessed and Supported Year of Employment (ASYE). The ASYE is intended to be the first stage of the continuing professional development for Registered Social Workers, and the framework will be closely allied to the Professional Capabilities Framework (PCF). You will be therefore, be required to satisfactorily complete the ASYE programme within a 12-month period (or 18 months if part time).

If you have difficulty completing your online application or need further information about how to apply, phone 01983 823134 or email callcentre@iow.gov.uk. Please note: Only applications completed and submitted online by the closing date will be accepted.

We often receive a high volume of applicants for our vacancies. If you do not hear from the recruiting manager within three weeks of the closing date, we regret that your application will not have been successful on this occasion. We actively encourage you to revisit our job page and apply to alternate posts that may be suitable.

Closing Date: 9 September 2024

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